Modern Vespa

Witch - my not-so-secret-Santa - thank you! It's a Disney character riding a scooter, a jewel-like model of a 1952 Vespa 125, and a patch I will IMMEDIATELY apply to my rally jacket!
Again, thank you for a little surprise that extended my holiday

Sticky decal???

Want. My birthday is in a few days

I will check the stash and see what is left.

Oh man! Great stuff. Their syrup is among the best. Charles rocks!

My beautiful gift from Dr. Zoidberg arrived today.

Thanks so much mate, really appreciate it!

You're welcome. They are actually more Lambretta rather than Vespa, but it was close enough

They're scooters and that's good enough for me!

I'm going to apply the sticker to the front of my scoot, after she's had a bit of a rinse....!

That'll confuse a few people

Yup, people will be confused by the fact that my LX has actually had a wash....!

And my gift from DaveLX was the sign on the left. A welcome addition to my garage that goes nicely with the other two I already had.

And my gift from DaveLX was the sign on the left. A welcome addition to my garage that goes nicely with the other two I already had.

Just received this neat little package from MikeyL...and it brightened up my day! Thanks much, MikeyL, and good luck with the new job! All of these items will be put to good use. And, Happy New Year to you!

Karlu

Got a good haul from Fledermaus in the mail today!

Cheers mate!

Hoo-ray, it made it! Thought it might be the last gift received for the year.

Hope you like it!

Yeah, thanks very much!
Mine is still in the mail

I keep getting notifications that the post office has tried several times (apparently unsuccessfully) to deliver the package I sent to the UK. I don't know what that means.

Was the recipient simply not at home and they left a 'call for' notice?

Is the recipient away on business/vacation and his mail is being held?

Was the address incorrect?

My post office says that there is no way to know until one of two things happens; the package is delivered successfully to the recipient... or it is returned to me as undeliverable.

It will be this. They *should* have put a card through the letter box to let them know the parcel is waiting for collection but they don't always remember to do this so you recipient may be unaware.

I know it ruins the mystery somewhat, but it's probably worth letting them know just in case....

When I get to work, I'll research this and let the recipient know. It'll be about an hour. I'm on the train.

No worries, the recipient and I have already exchanged PMs. Apparently he lives in some sort of a moated castle and he needs to make the rounds of all the entrances to see if the notice of attempted delivery is sitting near one of them. I hope he doesn't have to sack one of the downstairs maids!

Still no love.

Finally i got mine. Will post pics later. Thank you so much Der Blechfarer. 8) Their awesome.I got a solid choc carb and a sun visor for my helmet. Will get pic later when the sun's up. Thanks so much. TREP i tried to send something to somebody in th UK and i had the correct address and they said the same thing. Never did get delivered and there went the things that the person wanted and my $25 for shipping. I got the package back a few months later but it really pissed me off. Hope yours gets thru.Mine said they tried 3 times to deliver and the person confirmed the right address and that there was somebody there. Not the money, it's just that they wanted what i was sending them. Hope yours makes it. DR Z i PM'D the person when i sent it but it takes a while to get there. Came and went. I was surprised i got it back.

We get packages from the outlaws in LA often. Sometimes we get hit with a customs charge, depending on what my mother-in-law writes on the customs form.

I've told her to write "unsolicited gift" and either "NCV" (no commercial value) or just put a nominal amount, like $10.

When she's dumb and writes "food stuffs, $80", we get hit with customs fees.

Nobody said she's smart........

When shipping overseas, you need to select DDP (Delivery Duty Paid) if you are shipping using UPS or Fedex. Also, set a very small value noting that the item is a GIFT and is NOT FOR RESALE. Be descriptive about the contents. If you put a zero value or avoid providing a description, it flags customs to investigate the contents.

My company ships hundreds of packages a month and rarely have duty or tax related issues.

I really have hit an international triple play. Year one Israel. Year two UK. Now year three NZ! If I didn't know better I would think SC has a thing for me.

Thank you znom...uh scooter Santa. Love the tee shirt and I googled it of course. I see what you did there. Wife is eyeballing the kiwifruit chocolate bar (she would have tried it but we are both down with the flu at present) and I am curious about the kiwifruit habanero sauce. May try it on scrambled eggs tomorrow if I have an appetite back. Thanks for the local flavor. Very thoughtful.

PS did you go with the OEM rollers or Dr. Pulleys for the sleigh?

Sticky the green sauce goes well with pretty much everything, well maybe not the chocolate.

The sleigh got treated to iridium rollers.

With all the miles the sleigh does, iridium makes sense.

I'm glad that you liked the gifts. Enjoy and Happy New Year!

dchernikoff

I received my package today. Great selection of items and I especially love the pen. I have been looking for a reason to visit my Brother-in-law in Sunnyvale. Now, I have a perfect excuse. Take the kids and visit the Computer History Museum.

Thanks, Dan!!!

PS: The shot glass is really my favorite.

I got a surprise delivery today - two lovely bottles of wine from Costa de Oro Winery. The note reads: Happy Holidays from your Modern Vespa Secret Santa

Big thanks to my anonymous benefactor!

Good to see things still showing up. I remain hopeful.

Glad they arrived in one piece and that you enjoyed them. Yes you should come out, it's a very nice museum! Plenty of great places to ride out here, too...

-Dan

I have a feeling my gift arrived about a week ago. I apologize for the delay, but my wife and kids can be a little lax about retrieving the mail while I'm away on business, so I just picked it up it on Thursday.

My thoughtful gift came courtesy of DailyRider28465 of Oak Island North Carolina fame.

I know Daily Rider is from Oak Island North Carolina because after I read his thoughtful card (Note to self: Try to remember if I put a note in my gift before posting it!!!), I unpacked a really plush golf towel from the Oak Island Golf Club (it has already been installed in my pet warmer for wiping morning dew off my seat), and a gorgeous 550 piece jigsaw puzzle of the Oak Island Lighthouse, made from an image by William Mangum who seems to be quite famous for his images of North Carolina.

My wife and I used to do jigsaw puzzles with our big kids when they were younger, and had recently commented that we wanted to renew the tradition with our youngest now that he is alone at home. Perfect timing!

The box says 10-14 years, but I really, really hope it doesn't take that long to complete this thing!

Anyway, here are the before and after shots.

Color me a very happy camper!

Thanks Daily Rider! Not only will my seat be nice and dry, thanks to your golf towel... but our family will be spending many enjoyable evenings thanks to you!

Trepp, I'm glad it arrived! If you can ever visit, we'll ride a lap of the island.

Deal.

Now if only the gift I sent to the UK would ever arrive all would be right in the world. Is anyone else besides my long-suffering recipient still waiting for their gift?

I am.

Me too.

never got mine

Me neither. I wrote SC and let her know. I figured there is nothing she can do but ban my counterpart from playing next year.

Do you know for sure your counterpart never shipped?

I'm still waiting for a non-MV package from Toronto, shipped December 15th......

Maybe it was plasticarmyman?